Hand-reel.



G. T. OLSON.

HAND REEL.

APPLICATION FILED Arms, 1912.

1,047,13, v Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

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eus'r 'r. OLSON, or JAMESTOWN, NEW. YORK.

N -REE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

Application filed April @1912.- Serial No. sss,s21

It all whoin'it may concern: I Be it known that I, GUST T. OLsoN,'a

citizen of the UnitedBStates,residing at- Jamestown, in the county. of Chautauqua and State 'of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand- Reels, of which the following, taken in con nection with the accompanying drawings,

is a specification.

The invention relates vto a device for.

handling clothes lines as well as lines for.

other purposes whiclrit is desirable toreel and unreel in order to conveniently care for-- the same; ,and the object of my improvement-is to provide a hand reel upon which a line may be quickly and easily,

wound, and toprovide also a manually controlled, brake for such reel; and-the invention consists in the construction and combination of the parts as shown in this specification and the accompanying drawings,

and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of the hand reel with a line attached thereto and showing the brake for the same. Fig.

' 2 is. a sectional view at line X X in Fig.

1 showing an elevation of the brake for the reel. Fig. 3 is a sectional View atline Y Y in Fig; 2 showing the construction and arrangement of the brake so'that it can be upon the brake.

of a portion of the reel showing the man-i ner of hanging the reel and at the same-I time holdingthe reel against unwinding.

Like numerals of reference referto cor-..

responding parts in the several views; I The numeral 10 designates the handle of the reel, which has an extenslon or. rod

11 extending'therefrom upon which the reel 12 is revolubly mounted, being preferably .held in place by means of a key or nut andwasher -l3.- The real 12 is preferably composed of the two side pieces 14, having'oubz wardly curved ends so that the line will be easily gathered upon the reel. The sides 14 are connected by means of rods 15 wh1ch are placed a spaced: distance apart and, upon which the line 16 is wound. One ofthe rods' 15 is preferably extendedin the handle 17 for turning 'the reel, though one of the curved projections of the reel sides 14 might be extended into the handle as ShOWI I at 1 8 in the modification shown in Fig. 4, and not depart-from my invention.

In order to attach line 16' to the reel 12 a catch, preferably in the form of a partially opened screw eye or hook 19, is provided into which the';kn'otted end of the line 1.6

vmay be easily and quickly inserted, thereby holding one end of the'1ine'16'firmly in place. After the line is reeled, or part of. the-same, 1t 1s caught in 'asecond partially opened screw-eye or hook 20, and it isappan 5 out that the draw of the line '16 upon the reel 12 and the screw eye 20 will hold the reel 12 from turning and thereby unwinding the line 16, and that the hand reel .may be hung 20 and letting it hang from" the attaching nail or hook. I

In order to control the winding and unwinding ofthe lineby turning the reel 12, a thumb'operatedbrake is' provided which consists of a rim 22 which is attached by' meansjof lugs 2? to the side of the reel 12 or piece'l4adja cent to handle 10, the ring 22 extending aroundthe end of the handle 10 adjacen'tto the reel 12. The inner wall vvof the ring 22 is preferably smooth, though 'it may be serrated .or otherwise roughened manually controlled by means of pressure,

Fig. 4 is, an elevation. I

through a hole 25 in the handle l0at a spaced distance from'the ring 22 so that the without departing from 'my invention. -An'- angular brake rod 24 is inserted,

angular end of the brake 'rod' 24 extends within the ring 22 and may be pressed againstthe inner wall of said ring. A pressure button 26 is attached to the end of brake rod 24 and a coiled spring 27. is laced between -.the button 26 and the' and-1e 10 around the brake rod 24.; In order to guide the brake rod 24 firml .in line, a'staple 28' is driven into'the han le 10 andextends on each side of the brake rod 24 thereby holding itfl firmly in line. 'A curved brake shoe 29. may be attached to brake rod 24 to bear against the inner wall of the ring 22, though thisis not always necessary.

' In order to use the hand reel the line 16 is wound upon the same by attaching one end in thescreweye 19 as hereinbefore described and turning the reel by means of the handle 17 or 18' with one hand while the reel is held by. t-he' handle 10- in theother. When the.

entire line is wound upon the reel 12 the line 16 is inserted throughthe catch.20 and 'upas shown in Fig.4, by means of the loop I 21 in the end of the line 16. Itfis also it may be hung by the loop 21 in the end of the line.

It is apparent that the line 21 may be inserted in the catch at any point 5 throughout the length of said line and the reel and line allowed to hang, thereby holding the reel 12 from rotation. The line 21 belng held at one end by the catch 19, and at the point of divergence from the reel by use of the handle reel exceedingly convenientfor housekeepers with clothes lines, or for other users of lines, since a portion of the line maybe unreeled and the line may. then be caught/under the catch 20 and the reel and line allowed to hang, as shown in Fig. 4.

When. it is desired to control or retard the revolution of the reel 12 in unwinding or winding the line 16, the thumb of the h'and clasping the handle 10 may be pressed .fupon the thumb nut- 26 thereby pressing the angular end of the brake rod 24 against the inner wall of the ring 22 with any desired pressure to completely'stop the wheel or to 2 retard its motion.

I claim as new I 1. A device of the class described comprisinga handle, a line reel rotatably mounted I the catch 20. This arrangement makes the prising a handle, a clothes line reel rotatably mounted on said handle and means for rotating the same, a ring attached to said reel .around said handle on the side adjacent thereto,- an angular rod extending through said handle and into said ring, a thumb nut.

on said rod, a spring between said thumb nut and said handle to normally hold said rod out of contact with said ring, a brake shoe on said rod' within said ring, and a guide on said handle for said rod, substantially as and for the pur ose specified.

' In testimony whereo I have afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GUST T. OLSON. Witnesses: H. U. HARRIS,

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